Akemi Mechtel Email & Phone Number

United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Leveraging skills in instructional design: create new training curriculum and signature programs to continue meeting LEAP’s mission
• Re-invision current programs to reach a wider audience and assist LEAP in growing our impact in the API community
• Collaborate with the Development Department to create curriculum for LEAP’s Wellness Retreats
• Translate the strategic vision into tactical plans and oversee our external partners including alumni, coaches, and other API servicing organizations
• Establish a vision and strategy to build our alumni touch points and develop an individual giving pipeline

• Create strategic plans and initiatives to assist clients in achieving their DEIB visions and goals
• Provide pre and post analysis of impact including providing relevant resources or create proposals to meet their DEI goals and needs
• Aid in developing programs to attract, retain, and promote a diverse workforce for clients
• Coach individuals within a larger to team to develop and achieve their individual DEI learning goals
• Develop custom curriculum to meet the specific needs of clients
• Facilitate trainings and present workshops that help clients bridge across difference and develop their intercultural competency

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Co-chair of the division’s equity team, support intercultural development within the division, and created subcommittees and a workplan to implement anti-racist practices
• Host individual feedback sessions for the IDI, which is used across seven divisions
• Assist the development of a team of newly trained IDI Qualified Administrators that will implement the Commissioner’s anti-racist initiatives
• Manage the disbursement of $4.5 million over three years to organizations that support families experiencing homelessness or housing instability
• Invite, manage, and convene the CCAP Community Partners Workgroup, consisting of county partners, advocates, and child care providers
• Ensured that policies remained as equitable as possible for five of MN's most vulnerable populations: families experiencing homelessness, children of incarcerated parents, teen parents, American Indian/Native families.

Twin Cities, MN

• Managed the implementation of the IDI and supported sustainable anti-racist practices through facilitated discussion and self-reflection.
• Advised 64 Teaching Fellows in creating culturally responsive classrooms and lesson plans to Minnesota state standards.
• Developed and managed the relationships of staff at partner schools (public, charter, private, and independent) to support students and families in advocating for themselves in education spaces.
• Designed curriculum school year program for 340 Breakthrough students.
• Implemented, coordinated, and pioneered recruitment, selection, and enrollment of three classes of students

Minneapolis, MN

• During school year program for supporting 100 current LearningWorks students during our outside school time Saturday programming.
• Coordinated and managed student recruitment, selection and enrollment for our new cohort of 60 LearningWorks.
• Recruited from 19 public schools across Minneapolis, and also built and maintained positive relationships with our staff or faculty liaisons
• During the summer, maintained high student retention and quality, positive, family engagement.

St. Paul, MN

• Creating and implemented quality programming for 71-105 students in varying topics from career interests to the arts.
• Recruited organization’s newest class of 6th graders while maintaining and building new relationships with 14 different schools (public, private, and charter) across St. Paul.
• During summer program for managed 125 students from rising 7th through 9th grades.
• Trained and guided a cohort of 24 college-aged teaching fellows and 3 high school-aged program interns.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Created and implemented monthly school year programming for 71 students, including scholarship support, introduction to STEM fields, and opportunities for social-emotional growth and learning.
• Enrolled the class of 2022 cohort for the Central site, a cohort of 62 students.
• Managed and supported student services for 125 students and families during Breakthrough's 6-week academic summer program.

University Of Minnesota- Twin Cities

• Served 122 College Possible students, first-years and any student who graduated in from high school in 2008 or earlier, who are attending the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
• Connected them to campus resources whether they are personal, professional, or academic and also
• Served as a mentor as they ultimately reach college graduation

Master'S Degree, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Executive Vice President of Humphrey Students of Color Association 2018-2019Masters of Pubic Policy at the.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications: Public Relations/Advertising And Sociology

Double majored in Communication Studies and Sociology. Graduated with Departmental Honors in Communications for a research project on an.

Communication And Media Studies

Studied communications and journalism abroad for a semester in Nairobi, Kenya